Advanced UC Softphone Desktop - Working With Calls
Table of Contents
Prerequisite: Switching a call between the Desktop App and the Mobile App Conference calls Removing participants from a conference Calls Outgoing Call Incoming Call During a Call How to add notes to a call To view/edit information after a call Call Transfer Call parking Chats and messages Creating a group chat Adding/removing users in a group chat Adding admins to a group chat Audio and video calls in group chats Search in Chat Remove Chat History and Messages Speed Dial Voicemail Set voicemail greeting Working with call recordingsPrerequisite:
- Advanced UC Softphone Credentials.
- The Advanced UC Softphone App installed on your computer.
Switching a call between the Desktop App and the Mobile App
You can seamlessly transfer a live call from your desktop app to your mobile app, or from your mobile app to your desktop app, without interruption. This is useful for taking your work on the go.
iOS
- To switch an active call, open the iOS app while on an active call, then tap the notification at the top of the app.
- Press Confirm to switch a call.
Android
- To switch an active call, open the Android app while on an active call, then tap the notification at the top of the app:
- Press Confirm to switch a call.
Desktop (Windows/macOS/Linux)
To switch an active call, open the desktop app while on an active call and click on the notification at the top of the left-side panel.
Conference calls
There are two ways to initiate a conference call from your
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Audio & video calls in group chats
2. Open a group chat you've created and click on the “Phone” icon in the top right corner. |
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Removing participants from a conference
To remove the participant from a conference:
- During an ongoing conference call, click the "Remove participant" button to open the list of participants.
- In the participant list, hover over the user or contact you want to disconnect from the conference, then click the three dots. In the menu that opens, select Drop call.
Calls
Outgoing CallYou can make an outgoing call from the desktop app in several ways. |
Incoming CallWhen you have an incoming call |
Option 1:
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![]() An Active Lines panel will appear under the Search Bar Click on the green icon to answer a call or the red icon to drop it.
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Option 2:
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![]() If you have an open chat with a caller during an incoming call, a Call panel will appear at the top of the Chat Panel. The call panel has the following buttons: ![]()
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Option 4: Open the dial pad by clicking on the dial pad icon above the search bar, enter the name or the number in the top search bar, and click the phone icon to dial. ![]() |
If you have other applications on top of you screen when receiving an incoming call, you can handle an incoming call with the help of a notification window that will automatically pop-up. You can select the look of the notification window in settings. ![]()
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During a Call | |
You can transfer a call, put it on hold, create a conference and more using the Call panel, Active lines panes and the pop-up window. ![]() | |
Put A call on hold
Click the pause icon in the call panel or in the pop-up window or click the ellipse icon in the active lines panel and choose hold from the dropdown menu. ![]()
To resume a call from hold, click the same icon again to resume. ![]() |
Turn personal call recording on/off*
To turn the call recording on or off during a call click the "Recording" icon or the “Ellipse” icon on an active line and select recording from the dropdown menu. ![]() ![]()
How to send DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) - Signals Click the dial pad icon on the call panel or a pop-up window to openthe dial pad. the dial pad can be used to send DTMF signals.
The dial pad from the search bar are doesn't transmit DTMF signals necessary to use transmit information.
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How to add notes to a call
Your desktop app allows you to add additional notes to each call. You can add a call purpose and add comments with the details of your conversations.
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To view/edit information after a call
Open your conversation history with a contact. You can do that by switching to the "Calls" tab and selecting a contact from the list of your calls.
Tap on a "View details" link of a call you’d like to add details to. |
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Call Transfer
To blind transfer a call:
- Click the arrow icon on a call panel or pop-up window, or click the vertical "ellipse" icon of an active line and select "Transfer" from the dropdown menu. You can also access a call panel by clicking on a contact you're currently talking to in the list of contacts, chats, or calls or by double-clicking on an Active Line.
- You can choose a contact from the list to whom you want to transfer a call, or you can enter a new phone number in the search field and click on the "Blind transfer" icon.
To transfer the call as an attended transfer:
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 like for Blind Transfer, but press the "Attended transfer" button instead.
An additional active panel will appear for the second active call, while the first active call will be put on hold automatically.
2. Click the Transfer button at the Active Line or the Pop-up window.

Call parking
Alternatively
You can also transfer a call in the following way:
- During an active call, initiate a new outgoing call.
The current call will be placed on hold automatically. - Click on the Transfer button at Active Line or Pop-up
window. - Choose a slot from the “Parking” list. The current call will be parked, and your Active Line will be
released.
The Tabs panel under the Search Bar will display a parked call. It will be visible to all your colleagues, who can pick it up from a parking slot.

Chats and messages
Using the desktop app, you can send a text message to a colleague directly via "Personal" chat or to a group of colleagues using a "Group" chat. The "Chats" tab is where all of your chat conversations, all the messages you've sent and received, are displayed.
It is also where you can create a new "Personal", "Group" or "SMS" chat. |
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Creating a chat / sending SMS*
To create a chat or send an SMS:
* Please check the availability of this feature with your PBX Administrator. |
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Creating a group chat
To create a group chat:
Click on the Plus button at the right side of the tab name |
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Choose Create Group from the drop-down menu. |
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In a New Group window enter the name of a group chat and choose participants the you want to add to a group chat.
Click on Admin if you'd like to give a user admin rights. The highlighted label means aa user has admin privileges.
Click on the Create group button. |
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Adding/removing users in a group chat
Only administrators and the ones who created the group can add or remove participants.
To add/remove a participant:
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Adding admins to a group chat
You can assign Chat Admins only to a group chat you created or during the chat creation process. A Chat Admin can add and remove participants in a group chat.
To assign a Chat Admin:
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Audio and video calls in group chats
To organize a conference with predefined lists of participants, you need to:
1. Create a group and add participants from the list of users.
2. Open a group chat you've created and click on the icon in the top right corner.

Search in Chat
You can search for information in chat using various filters:
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![]() You Can Filter Results by: ![]() You can jump to the timestamp of the searched result by clicking on the Desktop Menu icon and selecting Go To in the drop-down menu.
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Remove Chat History and Messages
To remove a message:
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Speed Dial
The speed dial list can contain phone numbers for a one-click call and indicators showing states of various features of your phone system. |
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You can add any contact or a phone number to your speed dial list. To do so:
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Voicemail
You can send it to voicemail if you can't pick up a call. This feature can be enabled in your desktop app or by your administrator.
To enable voicemail:
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Set voicemail greeting
To record a voicemail greeting:
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If the Voicemail feature is turned on, your voicemail messages will be displayed in the personal chat with a user who called, like this: ![]()
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Working with call recordings
To playback a call recording:
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To download a call recording:
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